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Boulder Garden Hotel

Sinharaja Rd | Koswatta, Kalawana, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #1 of 1 hotels in Kalawana
3.0 of 5 stars 29 Reviews
8 January 2012 -
ColchesterSleeper
21 November 2011 -
Niro curly P
 
 
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ColchesterSleeper
colchester
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12 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
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Yes there are lots of steps but how could it be built into the rock side without that. Room was large, comfortable and airy, plenty of good lighting. Ants run round the wash basis but this is a natural setting so expect it. Lovely grounds with lots of animals and birds to spot. Good base for visiting the rainforest. Food... More

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Niro curly P
Colombo, null, Sri Lanka
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8 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful

It’s a perilous journey almost 5 hours away from Colombo, upon entering you are enthralled by the location and the sheer rapture of the jungle. and then you climb 50 steps up through caves and water ways to be even more mesmerized only to enter the rooms and be terribly disappointed ! It’s all ready dangerous enough climbing up slippery... More

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mikehsbc
London, United Kingdom
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3 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We arrived after a long drive and enjoyed the first impressions, long and steep staircase up to reception, jungle all around us and monkeys playing in the trees above , but , alas once we scaled the long walk up to reception ... no-one was there, so we sat and tried to find the office contact details, eventually a garden... More

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RetiredWazza
Daylesford, Australia
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51 reviews
106 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We arrived mid-afternoon, tired from 5 hours of driving and not excited by the last 500 metres of "track" in a jeep to reach the hotel. Then the enchantment started - the dark gray of the boulders, the trickling wet floor to traverse to reach reception, the climbing of large stone steps, unsure but intrigued - the feeling that this... More

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anglingsrilanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2011
1
person found this review helpful

In Sri Lanka they sell a floor tile that is non-slip, but wall tiles are cheaper. Unfortunately in this hotel they have used the cheaper wall tiles on the floor. I was walking from the upper level to the steps down to the shower, slipped, landed sideways on my ribs on the corner of the step, and bounced 180 degrees... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2011
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Boulder Garden, as its name suggests is built into the rocks. There only a small number of rooms and they are all different. We had a suite which was very comfortable but make sure you close the shutters when tou leave the room or you might return to find a monkey or mongoose sitting on the bed. The service was... More

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For sure, this place has the potential to be wonderful! However, there is absolutely nothing, that I can in truth, recommend. Our room, which came in around $340 per night (inc. $63 deluxe supplement), was dirty and poorly appointed. The well vaunted jacuzzi was out of order and the toilet pan is in the combined bathroom come bedroom. The restaurant... More

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ElCubo
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2011

I agree with the other review. At first it seems amazing as the concept is good (the hotel is built around the landscape) but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The staff are very helpful but the dehumidifier didn't work and therefore everything is damp. You are in a tropical rainforest so you have to accept "visitors" but... More

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Walker77
Milton Keynes
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3 reviews
7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2010
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Spent two nights here in December. Arrived and first impression was amazing, which lasted about 5 minutes. The room was damp which meant that the sheets , towels and everything else was also damp. We did not unpack once we noticed this but the few bits we did put in the wardrobe were damp and musty smelling after only one... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2010

Stayed here in Feb for a couple of night in February. If you want a decent hotel in the middle of the jungle, this is the place. It was a bit expensive but guess the competition out there isn’t that great. The hotel had interesting architecture and me and my fiancé enjoyed dining under a large cliff with the background... More

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